BTF

2 minutes ago, Basementbias said:

Snider was somewhat expected with the talent North has, but didn't think Northrop was going to pull it off. Thought they'd hang tough but be just a bit short. I was wrong. Congrats to both.

Northrop seems to get a bit better every year. Good coaching staff over there. 

9 hours ago, psaboy said:

If Carroll has a decent defense, I would think they are the team to beat, followed closely by Dwenger, they may be 1A & 1B in any order, September 18th will be huge. Snider and Homestead play that night as well. Plus, Concordia and Northrop & North Side vs Luers. 4 big games. Hope all can make it that far. 

I'm still going with the Saints. Carroll needs to earn their way to the top. They've never done that before. The potential may be there though. Snider and Dwenger still own this conference. 

8 hours ago, Mebuck said:

Not sure, I have heard these games, Carroll/Dwenger and Homestead/Snider may be down in Indy. 🤞

That would be one heck of a double header.

2 hours ago, Gridiron_Junkie said:

Carroll according to maxpreps

As if Carroll needs another good receiver. 

6 hours ago, Coach Nowlin said:

Concur

HOWEVER, in these 2 cases, I received a text message from one user and a PM from another, both politely asking for their accounts to be deleted.   

There was never any sort of back channel discussions about either users and talking about suspensions/bans in any way shape or form.  

 

Keep up the good work Coach and thanks for bringing me up to speed on the Temptation situation. My apologies for implying you were withholding information. I just hate to see good content leave the forum. 

10 hours ago, Bobref said:

There have been a couple of times in the past when controversial posters who flouted the few rules on the GID have been asked to leave. The admins have not been loathe to publicize those instances. I don’t see any reason this situation would be different.

Good post, you do seem to be the voice of reason sometimes. Except when were talking Dwenger/Valpo..............jk. If Covid doesn't set the season back, Valpo/Dwenger 2020 version could be most anticipated game of the year.............north of Indianapolis anyway. 

1 hour ago, Irishman said:

What does Coach Nowlin have to gain by lying about this? 

How would I know? Lol, something happened. Temptation wouldn't just leave without some kind of pressure. Anyway, if I have a question for Coach Nowlin, I'll just pm him. I'm not going to engage in you gaslighting the situation. 

35 minutes ago, Mebuck said:

What does that matter for the SAC? Not worried about Valpo just yet. Just want to make it 9 games.

One game at a time.............bla, bla, bla. Dwenger vs Valpo is inevitable. I already stated my thoughts regarding where Dwenger fits in the SAC. 

29 minutes ago, Mebuck said:

No love for Brenden Lytle?

 

I think the SAC has several good quarterbacks, Lytle being one of them. But Taylor and Becker are the best..........for now. Still have to prove themselves on the football field. 

8 hours ago, Coach Nowlin said:

He went to the land of Ellenwood's as well.  

Emailed asking for his account to be deleted

Honored per request 

Really? Left on his own accord? I find that hard to believe.

5 hours ago, Justasportsfan said:

Knew he would be good when I seen him as soph..met his dad few yrs ago..excellent guy n humble as all get out..i see him doing good this year..snider (week 1) n the rest of the sac better be ready..speaking of the sac (thread topic ik) who do u think will have the top signal callers this year? Carroll has a good one..luers have another knapke(sp)??

Right now I would say Duce Taylor and Jeff Becker. 

10 minutes ago, Mebuck said:

This is the best Dwenger team in the last 4 years. 

And I here Valpo may be better than last year. Just Dwenger's luck. Maybe Valpo will come to the Fort this year. 

34 minutes ago, Justasportsfan said:

How was the qb for the legends? Heard he is D1 caliber? Their jr n sr class have spent time on varsity..figured the potential has to be there..Luers returning any heavy hitters?

3- Star with offers from several mid-majors. 

38 minutes ago, jakone said:

I know it was just a scrimmage but Luers looked very good against the Legends.

You never know with Luers. They had a down year last year, but they are just two seasons removed from running the table on Homestead and Carroll. No state championships in awhile, but they haven't exactly fell off the map. Here's to wishing them a good season. The SAC isn't the same when they aren't competing with the top. 

11 hours ago, jakone said:

I remember last year everyone picked Luers dead last in basketball and they ended up conference champs. Will lightning strike twice? NO! but just judging by the scrimmage they will be much better than last year, but so could everyone else.

I agree with SAC Insider. The SAC is very balanced from 1-4 and from 5-9. I see Luers somewhere between 5-8. 

On 8/14/2020 at 10:58 AM, itiswhatitis said:

Isn't Chicago a democratic city?  Asking for a friend.

Yes. Just like New York, Portland, and San Francisco. 

16 hours ago, Temptation said:

Lincoln Riley let Oklahoma players go home. Only 25% of players left campus, but nine of those that left came back and tested positive.

Interesting fact. I would love to know what "facts" the Big Ten used in coming to their decision.

17 hours ago, Coach Nowlin said:

This question has not been posed yet:  

Would Jim Delaney made the same decision?   Me thinks not 

It seems to be the new guy that always screws things up. See Myles Brand. Well, not always. But Myles Brand is a case in point.

1 hour ago, psaboy said:

Good review. I think Snider is probably slotted correctly, but you never know. I know you said young team, but thought I heard somewhere they have 30+ seniors on team I think Haupert could be good one at QB. He is sophomore so not sure if he will get the call or not, but hear he is good.

 

I think the Top 3 could finish in any order. I like Homestead in the 4 spot. Five through nine is a crap shoot among some pretty decent teams. I think the SAC could be pretty exciting this year. I'm curious to see how Homestead handle's Northrop in Week 1. 

25 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

Gee, life isn't fair.  Good lesson for these pampered Big Ten/power 5 elite athletes.  And kind of sad they have had to "eat, sleep, and breathe their sport" at such a young age.  I wonder what real choice many of them had in the matter?

And how awful, having to "be out in public at social activities" with the non-athlete plebes instead of up in the Big Ten/power 5 football Ivory Tower where they are told what to say, what to eat, when to sleep, etc.  

In other words they have to be a regular college student for a while.  I hope they survive, I really do.

 

 

 

Jeff Brohm admitted this morning on the news that he is very concerned about what his players will be doing when they don't have football to occupy their time. But what does he know, right? 

Sad that you're naive enough to believe that young people will sit in their dorms while reading books and playing video games.  

3 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

You are the one with preconceived notions friend, not I.

 

Again, take off your blinders and stop ignoring the facts. Young adults (not all) still make foolish choices. They're better off in sports...........it gives them not only "structure," but purpose. Sad that some "selfishly" don't see this. 

1 hour ago, Muda69 said:

Individuals 18+ years of age are not "kids", they are by practically every law of the land adults.   I submit that you and others on this forum do these young adults a great disservice with your baseless assumptions that without the  "structure" of college football/athletics most if not all of them would become mindless party animals.

 

18-21 year olds equates to young adults. I was just clarifying what I meant when stated "kids." Not really kids and not really explaining myself to you as much as I am others on this forum.

You need to take off your blinders and come out of your happy place. 

34 minutes ago, Temptation said:

Yep, they’ll test positive after attending the Friday night frat party on campus that they would not have attended had they had a contest to prepare for the next day.

Spineless.

That's exactly what will happen. Kids are safer on the football field. Note that I said kids (18-21 year olds). What do kids do? They go to Florida on spring break when everyone tells them not to. They throw Covid-19 parties because they think they are invincible. We all know what happens when those things transpire. Canceling sports is a disservice to the student athlete, whether high school or college. It's wrong on so many levels.

7 hours ago, Gipper said:

Safety should always be paramount.  Case closed.

Apparently not. The SEC, Big 12, and ACC are still moving forward. Props to those conferences. They apparently have more of a spine than the Big 10 and the Pac 12. The Pac 12 doesn't surprise me one bit, but the Big Ten is a head scratcher. 

Schools in Northeast Indiana continue to practice and are scheduled to play scrimmages on Saturday. Here is my early prediction for the SAC.

Tier 1

1) Dwenger will once again be one of the top teams in 5a. Enough to topple the mighty Vikings of Valpo? Maybe or maybe not, but good enough to win the very deep SAC. If defense wins championships, the Saints will conquer 2020.

2) Will the NHC newcomers run the table in 2019 and 2020? Homestead did it last year, Carroll has a chance this year. I think Carroll could be fielding their best team to ever take the gridiron. They may boast the best passing attack in all of Northern Indiana this fall. That's a bold statement, but it's possible. 

3) Snider is young, but talented. They have some Division 1 studs with some major offers, including a young quarterback with D1 potential. If their supporting cast can step up to the standard that the Snider program has set over the past four decades, this team could sneak in an SAC title and a possible run to semi-state.

Tier 2

4) I think Homestead will have a pretty good team this year. Like I said in an earlier thread, they were my pick to represent 6A North this year before their quarterback decided to focus on basketball instead of football (a D1 talent in both sports). That being said, the Spartans drop to #4. Still enough talent to be dangerous, but I think the SAC is a three team race.

5) Concordia will have another solid year. They have to enough returning in my opinion to close the gap between them and Chatard in this year's semi-state. I don't see them taking the SAC, but they can beat any of the top 4 on any given night. Don't sleep on the Cadets, because if you do, you'll be ringing up a loss...............that includes you Chatard.  

Tier 3

6) Northop seems to improve just a little bit each year. If that continues, I look for them to place somewhere between 4-6. This year, there is no shame in placing 6th in the SAC. And with all the talent roaming the Northrop halls, it won't surprise me WHEN they finally have a breakout year. Their coaching staff is solid. 

7) I almost forgot about the Redskins of North Side. That's OK though, because as dangerous as they may be, I think the six I have ahead of them will be more dangerous. They have a D1 quarterback prospect to lead the way, but it remains to be seen if they have a supporting cast to compete with the upper echelon.

8 -  The Luers contingent will have my head for this, but I still don't see them as the program they once were. And I just happen to like Concordia, Northrop, and North Side this year. So I have no qualms with placing them at #8. I hope they prove me wrong though. I'd love nothing more than to see them back to a prominent level. 

9) Enter coach Sherwood Haydock. He's proves his worth with a state championship at Harding and a state championship appearance at Woodlan. He compares Wayne to Harding, only 3 times larger. If he's right, there will be a new kid on the block in the SAC. Actually, I'd be surprised to see them finish 9 in a 10 team conference. But I don't know how I can place a team that was 0-9 last year in the SAC any higher considering the depth of the conference. 

Bottom

10) With marquee names like Lattimore and Norfleet suiting up in green, do the South Side Archers have something in store for the rest of the conference? Remains to be seen. Good luck to them.